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Happy are those who take refuge in him. 4/30/23

“On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.’ ””
‭‭John‬ ‭7:37-38‬ ‭NRSV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/2016/jhn.7.37-38.NRSV

“Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”
‭‭John‬ ‭6:35‬ ‭NRSV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/2016/jhn.6.35.NRSV

“O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in him.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭34:8‬ ‭NRSV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/2016/psa.34.8.NRSV

I am the way 4/30/22

“…’I am the way, the truth, and the life…'” (John 14:6, NKJV)! 

Everything we need is found in this verse!

1. Are you wondering what your future should look like? 

Jesus is the way!

2. How will you know what’s right or wrong for your life? 

Jesus is the truth!

3. Are you tired of the state of the world or your personal situation? 

Jesus is the life!

Provoke one another to love and good deeds 4/29/22

“And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10:24-25‬ ‭NRSV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/2016/heb.10.24-25.NRSV

“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.”
‭‭John‬ ‭13:34‬ ‭NRSV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/2016/jhn.13.34.NRSV

“He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭22:37-39‬ ‭NRSV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/2016/mat.22.37-39.NRSV

Do not worry 4/27/22

“Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:6‬ ‭NRSV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/2016/php.4.6.NRSV

“Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4:8‬ ‭NRSV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/2016/php.4.8.NRSV

A Cheerful Heart 4/26/22

“A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭17:22‬ ‭NRSV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/2016/pro.17.22.NRSV

“And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭5:3-5‬ ‭NRSV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/2016/rom.5.3-5.NRSV

American minister and writer Norman Vincent Peale wrote this in one of his books called The Power of Positive Thinking: “The way to happiness: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Fill your life with love. Scatter sunshine. Forget self, think of others. Do as you would be done by. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.” From “The Fuel that Destroys Depression “ by Dr Rob Carmen.

He is the Way 4/25/22

“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
‭‭John‬ ‭14:6‬ ‭NRSV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/2016/jhn.14.6.NRSV

HOPE

“For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.”
‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭29:11‬ ‭NRSV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/2016/jer.29.11.NRSV